Text Book of Gunnery, 1887
by Mackinlay, G
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Lancaster, Texas, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for H. M. S. O. By Harrison and Sons. Fair with no dust jacket. 1887. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Second edition. Hard cover published by Harrison and Sons in London in 1887. No dust jacket. Red embossed covers with gilt lettering on spine. Corners are bumped and worn. Spine is darkened, and is worn with some missing pieces at the ends. Side and bottom edges of pages have some foxing. Pages are tanned. Title page has some markings and stamps, and other pages have some stamps. Hinge is cracked inside front cover. 342 pages, 1.4 lbs. Book is in fair condition.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 342 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Inside the Covers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MSM6669
- Title
- Text Book of Gunnery, 1887
- Author
- Mackinlay, G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for H. M. S. O. By Harrison and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1887
- Keywords
- Gunnery, Military History, Weapons, Guns, Artillery
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Lancaster, Texas
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History and Texana books, along with signed first editions.
Glossary
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...